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Airlines move to better track planes a year after Flight 370http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/3390564-airlines-move-to-better-track-planes-year-flight-370.html
NEW YORK (AP) — At 656,000 pounds fully loaded and the length of six school buses, the Boeing 777-200ER is hard to miss.
Yet nearly one year ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished, taking the lives of 239 passengers and crew in one of aviation's greatest mysteries. Live satellite tracking might have led searchers to the plane but it wasn't turned on f...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:37:22 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/3390564-airlines-move-to-better-track-planes-year-flight-370.html2015-03-03T07:37:22ZPrince William evokes Diana memories on Japan tsunami triphttp://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/3386290-prince-william-evokes-diana-memories-japan-tsunami-trip.html
KORIYAMA, Japan (AP) — Britain's Prince William is spending the latter half of his four-day stay in Japan, starting Saturday, in the country's tsunami-ravaged northeast, a visit certain to draw global attention to the stories of survival and continuing suffering in the region.
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which killed nearly 19,000 people, left ...Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:53:18 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/3386290-prince-william-evokes-diana-memories-japan-tsunami-trip.html2015-02-28T11:53:18ZAnti-aircraft fire likely hit UN helicopter in South Sudanhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3385806-anti-aircraft-fire-hit-un-helicopter-south-sudan.html
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. board of inquiry says there is "a high probability" that a helicopter that crashed in South Sudan last August was hit by anti-aircraft fire, but it was not able to identify the attackers.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric summarized the findings of the internal report by the seven-member U.N. board for reporters on Friday. The ...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:52:57 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3385806-anti-aircraft-fire-hit-un-helicopter-south-sudan.html2015-02-27T22:52:57ZMcLaren chairman says Fernando Alonso is 'devoid of injury'http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/3379712-mclaren-chairman-fernando-alonso-devoid-injury.html
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Fernando Alonso was "devoid of injury" following his crash in Formula One preseason testing, McLaren chairman Ron Dennis said Thursday.
Dennis, however, said it was still too early to guarantee the Spaniard will be ready to start the season at the Australian Grand Prix on March 15. "He is completely lucid. He wants to drive and test...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:49:23 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/3379712-mclaren-chairman-fernando-alonso-devoid-injury.html2015-02-26T17:49:23ZJournalist to face court after Paris drone incidenthttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3379998-journalist-to-face-court-paris-drone-incident.html
PARIS (AP) — An Al-Jazeera journalist will face court for illegally flying a drone in Paris, amid a spate of drone flyovers that have confounded French authorities amid heightened security concerns.
The Paris prosecutor's office says three journalists for Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera were released Thursday, a day after they were detained. Al-Jazeera...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:10:12 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3379998-journalist-to-face-court-paris-drone-incident.html2015-02-26T16:10:12ZDriver of truck that killed 6 in Glasgow won't face chargeshttp://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/3378154-driver-truck-that-killed-6-glasgow-wont-face-charges.html
LONDON (AP) — Scottish prosecutors say they will not charge the driver of a garbage truck that ran out of control and plowed into shoppers on a busy Glasgow street, killing six people.
The driver Harry Clarke has told a newspaper he fell unconscious in the vehicle and cannot remember anything about the Dec. 22 accident. Scotland's Crown Office said Wednes...Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:01:01 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/3378154-driver-truck-that-killed-6-glasgow-wont-face-charges.html2015-02-25T17:01:01Z2 Turkish reconnaissance planes crash; 4 pilots killedhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3376390-2-turkish-reconnaissance-planes-crash-4-pilots-killed.html
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's military says two of its RF-4E reconnaissance planes have crashed in central Turkey, killing all four pilots on board.
The military says the aircraft disappeared off the radar Tuesday evening about an hour after taking off from the Malatya military air base. The wreckages were discovered in the town of Akcadag, in Malatya pr...Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:13:58 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3376390-2-turkish-reconnaissance-planes-crash-4-pilots-killed.html2015-02-24T20:13:58ZDeath toll rises to at least 70 in Bangladesh ferry disasterhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3371730-death-toll-rises-to-70-bangladesh-ferry-disaster.html
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday, as divers finished their search after the vessel was lifted to the surface and towed to shore.
A local government administrator, Rasheda Ferdousi, said the area of the river around the accident site was still being monitored because some passe...Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:26:47 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3371730-death-toll-rises-to-70-bangladesh-ferry-disaster.html2015-02-23T13:26:47ZAlonso concussed in crash that sent him to hospitalhttp://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/3371850-alonso-concussed-crash-that-to-hospital.html
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — McLaren's troubled preseason almost took a tragic turn Sunday when Fernando Alonso was concussed in a crash during Formula One testing.
Alonso was airlifted by helicopter to the hospital after his McLaren went off the track and collided with the wall at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. McLaren said the two-time former world champion...Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:13:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/3371850-alonso-concussed-crash-that-to-hospital.html2015-02-22T20:13:17Z4 feared killed in Bosnia coal mine accidenthttp://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/3371784-4-feared-killed-bosnia-coal-mine-accident.html
TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Officials fear a landslide in an open-pit coal mine in Bosnia has killed at least four people.
Mining inspector Nuraga Duranovic said at least four men are believed to have been buried by some 5,000 cubic meters of soil and rescues are working hard to dig them out. The landslide at the Dubrave mine near the northern town o...Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:15:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/3371784-4-feared-killed-bosnia-coal-mine-accident.html2015-02-22T10:15:38ZThousands attend funeral in Haiti for 17 Carnival victimshttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3370770-thousands-attend-funeral-haiti-17-carnival-victims.html
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of people streamed into Haiti's main public park on Saturday to honor the 17 victims who died in an accident involving a Carnival float.
Many mourners wore white T-shirts with a phrase in Creole that read, "In good times, in bad times, we're all Haitians." White caskets draped with the Haitian flag were lined up in f...Sat, 21 Feb 2015 20:12:31 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3370770-thousands-attend-funeral-haiti-17-carnival-victims.html2015-02-21T20:12:31ZBenetton pledges compensation to Bangladesh factory victimshttp://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/3369272-benetton-pledges-compensation-to-bangladesh-factory-victims.html
MILAN (AP) — Italian apparel company Benetton says it plans to offer financial compensation for the 2013 garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed 1,127 people, the worst tragedy to strike the global garment industry.
Benetton said in a statement Friday that it will contribute to a fund established in early 2014 for victims. The company said the ...Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:04:40 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/3369272-benetton-pledges-compensation-to-bangladesh-factory-victims.html2015-02-20T17:04:40Z2 trains collide in northern Switzerland, 5 injuredhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3368488-2-trains-collide-northern-switzerland-5-injured.html
BERLIN (AP) — Two trains collided early Friday in northern Switzerland, injuring five people, police said.
The collision between a commuter train and a longer-distance train happened in Rafz, north of Zurich near the German border, at 6.45 a.m. One of the trains then derailed, Zurich canton (state) police said. Five people were injured, one of them seriou...Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:44:09 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3368488-2-trains-collide-northern-switzerland-5-injured.html2015-02-20T09:44:09ZBritish aid worker killed in South Sudan capitalhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3364508-british-aid-worker-killed-south-sudan-capital.html
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A British worker for the U.S.-based Carter Center was killed Tuesday night in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, bringing to 14 the number of aid workers killed over the course of the country's 14-month conflict.
The man was entering the Carter Center's compound when gunmen shot him to death, said Ateny Wek Ateny, presidential spok...Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:54:13 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3364508-british-aid-worker-killed-south-sudan-capital.html2015-02-18T16:54:13ZAlert over toxic orange chemical blast cloud ends in Spainhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3353298-alert-toxic-orange-chemical-blast-cloud-ends-spain.html
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities early Friday lifted all restrictions for all 60,000 people urged to stay indoors after a chemical explosion a day earlier at a warehouse sent a large, toxic orange cloud floating above six towns.
Catalonia's regional civil protection department ended the alert about 15 hours after the accident in northeastern Igualada, wh...Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:08:47 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3353298-alert-toxic-orange-chemical-blast-cloud-ends-spain.html2015-02-13T14:08:47ZCosta Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years in prisonhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3351948-costa-concordia-captain-sentenced-to-16-years-prison.html
GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — A court convicted the Costa Concordia's commander of the manslaughter deaths of 32 people in the cruise liner's capsizing off the Italian coast and sentenced him Wednesday to some 16 years in prison, blaming him for causing the 2012 shipwreck and for doing what sea captains should never do — abandoning ship while passengers and crew were still aboard. ...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:21:24 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3351948-costa-concordia-captain-sentenced-to-16-years-prison.html2015-02-12T00:21:24ZMessi leads Barcelona's 3-1 win over Villarreal in Copa semihttp://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/3352154-messi-leads-barcelonas-3-1-win-villarreal-copa-semi.html
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another to help Barcelona beat Villarreal 3-1 on Wednesday in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal.
It was Messi's 11th goal in Barcelona's 10-game winning streak and his 34th in 32 games this season as Luis Enrique's Barcelona put one foot in the final. Espanyol settled for a 1-1 dr...Wed, 11 Feb 2015 23:46:10 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/3352154-messi-leads-barcelonas-3-1-win-villarreal-copa-semi.html2015-02-11T23:46:10ZMilitary jet crashes in southern Russia, 2 crewmen missinghttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3351760-military-jet-crashes-southern-russia-2-crewmen-missing.html
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military jet crashed Wednesday while trying to land in southern Russia and the fate of its two crewmembers is unknown, the Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said the Su-24 bomber went down as it was approaching its base in the southern Volgograd region on a regular training mission. It said the plane carried no weapons when it cr...Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:10:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3351760-military-jet-crashes-southern-russia-2-crewmen-missing.html2015-02-11T19:10:17ZSpanish court names police as suspects in migrant drowningshttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3351454-spanish-court-names-police-suspects-migrant-drownings.html
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has named 16 police officers as suspects in an investigation into the drowning of 15 migrants while they tried to swim from Morocco to the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta last year.
The Ceuta court said Wednesday the 16 Civil Guard officers will appear for questioning in March. Despite initial denials, Spain's Interior...Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:58:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3351454-spanish-court-names-police-suspects-migrant-drownings.html2015-02-11T15:58:38Z100-car pileup on South Korean bridge leaves 2 dead, 68 hurthttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3351066-100-car-pileup-south-korean-bridge-leaves-2-dead-68-hurt.html
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 68 were injured Wednesday in a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near South Korea's Incheon International Airport, officials said.
Seven of the injured were in serious condition, said Byeon Tae-u of the Incheon Fire and Safety Management Department. He said 18 for...Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:23:45 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/world/3351066-100-car-pileup-south-korean-bridge-leaves-2-dead-68-hurt.html2015-02-11T12:23:45ZCargo ship with 22 crewmen hits rocks on Greek islandhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3350612-cargo-ship-with-22-crewmen-hits-rocks-greek-island.html
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say rescuers are trying to reach a Cyprus-flagged cargo ship with 22 crewmen that ran aground in a strong gale on an Aegean Sea island and is taking in water.
The Merchant Marine Ministry says coast guard vessels are heading for the northern coast of Andros where the Good Faith ran aground early Wednesday. The freig...Wed, 11 Feb 2015 02:09:59 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3350612-cargo-ship-with-22-crewmen-hits-rocks-greek-island.html2015-02-11T02:09:59ZProsecutors: Concordia ship captain should have saved allhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3349160-prosecutors-concordia-ship-captain-saved.html
GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — The failure of Costa Concordia's captain to promptly order an evacuation of the cruise ship was the sole reason 32 people died, prosecutors said in their final arguments in court Tuesday.
A verdict in the 19-month-old trial is expected this week for Francesco Schettino, accused of causing the Jan. 13, 2012 shipwreck near the Italian...Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:44:28 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/3349160-prosecutors-concordia-ship-captain-saved.html2015-02-10T20:44:28ZFootage of 1915 Chicago ship disaster that killed 844 foundhttp://www.mail.com/int/news/us/3349642-footage-1915-chicago-ship-disaster-that-killed-844.html
CHICAGO (AP) — Film clips have surfaced of a 1915 disaster that left 844 people dead when a ship headed to a company picnic capsized in the Chicago River.
The first-known footage of the disaster was spotted by Jeff Nichols, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago who was looking through seemingly unrelated material on World War I. Nich...Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:47:50 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/us/3349642-footage-1915-chicago-ship-disaster-that-killed-844.html2015-02-10T19:47:50ZObama, Merkel rally behind diplomacy in Ukraine conflicthttp://www.mail.com/int/news/us/3346962-obama-merkel-rally-diplomacy-ukraine-conflict.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel rallied behind efforts to reach a long-shot diplomatic resolution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine Monday, but they offered no clear path for how the West would proceed if talks this week fail.
During a joint White House news conference, Obama dangled the prospect that ...Tue, 10 Feb 2015 01:58:44 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/news/us/3346962-obama-merkel-rally-diplomacy-ukraine-conflict.html2015-02-10T01:58:44ZConcordia captain's defense team asks for mercy if convictedhttp://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/3347048-concordia-captains-defense-team-asks-mercy-convicted.html
GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — The defense team for the Italian captain on trial for the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner and the deaths of 32 people on Monday appealed to the court to take into consideration errors by other crew and malfunctioning equipment when it determines his fate.
With a verdict expected this week after 18 months of trial, surv...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:00:57 GMThttp://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/3347048-concordia-captains-defense-team-asks-mercy-convicted.html2015-02-09T20:00:57Z